'Russia ready to discuss regular air link with Georgia'

Moscow is ready to discuss restoring regular air link with Georgia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday, RIA Novosti reported.

'We'll respond to the proposal [by Georgia's Special Envoy for Relations with Russia Zurab] Abashidze and will hold contacts with him in the near future," Lavrov said.

Russia is also ready to restart agricultural imports from Georgia, Lavrov said.

"When they tell us Georgia wants to further improve relations, we are ready to discuss resuming imports of Georgian agricultural products as well," he said.

Military action was launched in the Georgian region of South Ossetia on Aug.8, 2008. Later Russian troops occupied the city of Tskhinvali and drove the Georgian military back. Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in late August.


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